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I guess we were there half an hour.

Were to have a walk in the afternoon. Went to Dooner's for dinner—Wallace, Gilbert and H.L.T.

weeks spent in New York (Wallace speaking back to his trip)—"in May and June"—and knew the lay of the city

We were greatly moved by this outburst.

I told him that in Reisser's Rathskellar were hundreds such mugs spread up the wall.

We were out for a long walk, W. saying, "I enviges you!"

Take the Bolton group—how American! How American skies seem to float into them.

If I were with you I should toast: 'Our friend Wallace here is here in demonstration first of all of

, slugging directions, and here were our fellows, mazed in science.

And were to get up at 6:30—in order to get train 8:20. Wallace not broken up but wearied.

And as we were about to go, "You will have a good time. I wish I could go with you.

Home of Walt Whitman.RECITING EACH OTHER'S VERSE.A Pleasant Hour Spent in Discussing English and American

The floor was littered with books and papers, almost blocking the approach to the great American singer

The American maker of verse had lots to tell and so did Sir Edwin and the two indulged in a literary

The happy two nestled along side of each other and began talking about American and English poetry...

Sir Edwin kept on reciting until tears filled the eyes of the American poet and he reached forth his

condition, with the best of cheer to dispense—so much this, that my toil and its resultant weariness were

increasing, although it may require the death of the singer to place him among "the immortal few who were

the Russo-Jewish question—that with Russian ideas of national destiny, the Jews (aloof, not sharing) were

Reading Stedman's "American Literature"—spoke of it as "an everlasting resource."

And when I further said all books were nowadays discounted at published prices, he seemed to regard it

But when all were up, the novelty was gone, even appearance gone, and all could realize what a sham fame

W. now responds, "I think a good deal of him—he has a good deal of the new American in him."

Of course everybody reads them: if they were wise to read, nobody would think to see them—but being what

I hope that they were all right.And I no doubt should apologise to Annie for sending those old books,

but they were the only copies of Consuelo & the Sequel that I had, & William & Walt had so often discussed

"They were all good fellows—seemed good stock!"

Your good deeds to our country were during the war & under circumstances more trying and perilous than

mine; which were before; & because of which, war came; for had Kansas been made a Slave State, there

Boyle told me at a Contemporary Club meeting that you had said to him, you were willing to spend from

And that I wrote—willingly—for I believed myself that they were entitled to something of that character

And again, "They were always very plausible and velveted when they came here: had this and that to say

And at the most I would not dare to say our differences were serious.

"Not one of our friends but were willing to wait," said Baker. "That's one of our happiest points."

Then to me, "I thought you might be off to the city, to hear Donnelly.

If I were get-about-able, I should probably go—see what sort of a fellow he is, anyway."

(But we were both out, and he did not leave a card.) "What a noble good man Ingram is!

They were very positive fellows, very—would have no compromise, would enter the lists for whole victories

No, how American—emotional from the jump!"

Pardee and I were mutual favorites. And I had great faith in him. A reticent boy—is he so still?

uneasy about you except that the last few days I began to think whether it could be possible that you were

Let me know when you see the arrival of Wallace's boat (City of Berlin) as I may not see it here—am a

(I see City Berlin reached L'pool 14th inst.)All well here—all goes quietly at Asylum.

"Were they his words?" "All of them." "O Doctor! Doctor! Your horses do need to be held!"

—of which there were none.

They were a brave foreground!" Thursday, November 19, 1891

There were times when the good Emerson shrunk back from brawn, from the brutes, from realistic fellows—the

Turning to me again, "You said you were writing last night. What were you busy on?"

He replied promptly that what he was really after was the American copyright—only in a minor degree the

About American copyright, of course, I have absolutely no instructions from you.The above I have written

Buxton Forman "Forman says Balestier is mainly after the American copyright—rather that and the Continental

to me, or he more definitely (or even now, with his question before me), I shall have to say the American

He said I should tell you the Reinhalters—two of them—were over, but that they did not settle: in effect

He had a postal "from someone in the Illustrated American office" to this effect: "The current number

of the weekly Illustrated American contains an article of interest to you."

I had looked up Illustrated American. Nothing there but a paragraph.

They were timely enough—welcome every way. I want to thank Reeder for it all—warmly.

Nov 1891My dear Friends,Your letters of the 4th inst. with letters returned from Jersey City enclosed

Glad indeed was I to see them again.The inevitable songs were sung—chaff, raillery, fun & warm kindness

Johnston's—sitting up with him till after 1, both loathe to separate.I read the College some of my notes which were

They were all delighted with what I brought & are indebted (as I am myself) to Mrs.

many years ago—and an old fellow I met there (I went about with him some) told me the relic-hunters were

They say they have an 1860-61 edition for five dollars, and call it first.

And there were a few deep heads at that time shaking, shaking.

They were stormy times: he helped the storm. Noble Lincoln! Not a cloud left on him now!"

I quoted Brooks to the effect that Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus were noble exemplary men, crowned with

But the Reinhalters were here today—two of them.

They said they were not satisfied to settle on the basis proposed by Tom.

They were very mannerly. They did not seem to wish to pick a quarrel—nothing of that sort.

He esteems Walt Whitman the most genuine American living writer, is proud that he personally knows him

But mainly referring me to some fuller letter written W., who now remarks, "Yes, I supposed you were

tread onto this dust which Miss Gilder could not forget—this dust, which made her forget that you were

And that social pressure, the life of the big cities, threatens everyone with the same fate."

City editor of Times speaks to Clifford of W. as "a chestnut and a humbug."

This feeling extended not only in a great city like New York, but beyond—for instance, out through the

cities of the state (I saw lots of it!)

A pretty picture, the Poet of Buddha and the Poet of Drum Taps meeting under an American roof-tree to

Had discovered in Illustrated American, December, a reproduction of portrait of W. used in one of the

I thought you were over to the Club." I was on the way now. Read him Illustrated American.

Copy of Illustrated American I sent last evening he will send to Bucke.

There were about 400 persons in the room." W.: "A great array! And what did they do?"

H.L.T.: "They were mainly after the magazines—the symposia of magazines; and they seemed to wonder if

it was not all a mistake—a financial ambition backing it—whether, in fact, the people were benefitted

assuming their own—were reading, thinking, doing; that only one man in all the world, in all history

When I was there a couple of weeks ago, Warrie came up to say a couple of visitors were downstairs.

They were to go by Saturday's steamer." I too hear from Bucke to effect mentioned by W.

I had with me the five copies of Illustrated American. He has not sent Bucke's copy off yet.

They were on the point of starting off together when Ingersoll seemed suddenly to bethink himself of

But I drew from him this much: that there were two women; that they are Southern born and bred; that

In our English American life we do not half enough appreciate the Spanish dons—the old heroic Spaniards

They were a wonderful race, not without their virtue.

I picked up a copy of Illustrated American from the floor and handed to Brinton, who "liked" the portrait

Dixon asked Conway, "Has the time yet come for a truthful history of the American Revolution?"

And again said, "If we were in the way of feeling flattered, this magazine would spoil us."

1891Dear Traubel,Your note of Nov 18. followed me all about into Kansas, Neb, and now returns to this city

but Walt is one of the number, & by request of the minister (who doesn't like L. of G.) his books were

Had any city two such institutions as Gerard College and the Drexel Institute? "Has any one?

Again "curious" to know if there were "odors of a sickroom" here.

How often I have heard him argue that the plays were no defense of feudalism—that no man who meant to

Moreover, "Mary and Warrie were very kind to me. They watched and brought me round."

Asked me about temperature, also if Drexel Institute proceedings were all well passed off.

Downtown again—talk with city editor Press, then with Albright of the Ledger—giving W.'

Then away again—downtown—stopping in at Press office, seeing city editor and one of the reporters.To

Traubel,Christmas draws near once more; I remember that last year you were good enough to charge yourself

I wish it were more!

the inscription.As soon as the book came I read to a party of friends the "Mystic Trumpeter" and we were

After they were finished, he remarked, "I feel none the worse for the ordeal except for my left leg:

(Frank had further remarked, "The doctors were there while I was there—consulting.")At W.'

I saw by the paper you were not as well as usual which made me grieve.

He said to me what he said to you, that the women were high-born—proud.

About eleven we were all in W.'

Then casting his eyes towards Hall and Hollishead, who were at the foot of the bed, he said, "I request

W. noticed the two witnesses were about to leave the room and he attempted to raise his hand and wave

"Were you?"10:40 A.M. Went in to look up etching.

Bucke said to W., "Walt, you are certainly better today than you were yesterday." "Is it so?""

When the doctors were here, it was thick and choked, but it cleared in the night.

"If I were called in now as I was last Sunday, I should be apt to give a much less dismal judgment."

What were W.'s prospects? "He may die any day, or may go on this way for two or three weeks.

And after a pause, "I ought to be gone now—it were best all over now—I would be more than satisfied."

Had it louder while Drs. were here.3 Took medicine. Has drank water frequently.4 Juice of orange.

Were you there?" "O yes! I sat about the middle of the table."

Was pleased to hear the mother and child were doing well.

A week ago they were full of you." W.: "Full of me?

W.: "Well, a week ago there were reasons for it.

They were with me all night. Sometimes they stop for a while, and then I get a little rest."

The intellect, the memory, the humor that we knew were gone: everything extrinsic had dropped away, but

mail yesterday morning but nothing came from you—no mail yesterday afternoon—in this morning's mail were